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What was the awesome nickname of depression era bank robber Charles Arthur Floyd? | Pretty Boy Floyd
Charley Arthur Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934), nicknamed Pretty Boy Floyd, was an American bank robber. He operated in the West and West South Central states, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. He was pursued and killed by a group of Federal Bureau of ... | , American Major League Baseball player and manager
- nickname of Stella Dickson (1922-1995), American Depression-era bank robber with her husband Bennie
- American nickname of the Canon AF35M 35mm camera
- Sureshot (Transformers), a fictional character in the "Transformers" universe
- "Mission Man Band", also known as... | 51,300 | triviaqa-train |
Known as The Prairie State, what was the 21st state to join the Union on Dec 3. 1818? | envisioned a canal that would connect the Chicago and Illinois rivers and thus connect the Great Lakes to the Mississippi.
History 19th century The State of Illinois prior to the Civil War.
In 1818, Illinois became the 21st U.S. state. The capital remained at Kaskaskia, headquartered in a small building rented by the s... | Jodhpur State
Jodhpur State also historically known as the Kingdom of Marwar, was a kingdom in the Marwar region from 1226 to 1818 and a princely state under British rule from 1818 to 1949. Its capital was the city of Jodhpur since 1450.
Covering an area of 93,424 km², Jodhpur State was the largest state under the Rajp... | 51,301 | triviaqa-train |
Chum, pink, and Chinook are all types of what? | to their home rivers to spawn. The salmon also undergo radical morphological changes as they prepare for the spawning event ahead. All salmon lose the silvery blue they had as ocean fish, and their colour darkens, sometimes with a radical change in hue. Salmon are sexually dimorphic, and the male salmon develop canine-... | regime. The living conditions of Jews became more and more menacing. Her friend turned to Martin Huss for help, a Protestant priest and member of the Confessing Church. But a protection was not possible. Johanna's brother took his life in the fall of 1940. Johanna Geissmar was arrested by the Gestapo and was brought to... | 51,302 | triviaqa-train |
Based upon a 1987 historical fantasy novel by Tim Powers, what is the name and inspiration for the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series? | Tim Powers
Timothy Thomas "Tim" Powers (born February 29, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Powers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels "Last Call" and "Declare". His 1987 novel "On Stranger Tides" served as inspiration for the "Monkey Island" franchise of vid... | Scot Armstrong and Leslie Dixon and Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly & Kevin Barnett
- "" (2011)—the fourth film in the series based on the theme park ride; the plot of this film was taken from a novel.
- Suggested by the novel by Tim Powers
- Based on Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean
- Based on created by Ted Ell... | 51,303 | triviaqa-train |
The Indianapolis 500 race, held over the Memorial Day weekend, takes how many laps to complete the full 500 miles? | . But the new American Legion and local officials wanted the big race to continue, so Governor Warren McCray vetoed the bill and the race went on.
Civil religious holiday.
Memorial Day endures as a holiday which most businesses observe because it marks the unofficial beginning of summer. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (V... | 1925 Indianapolis 500
The 13th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925.
Race winner Peter DePaolo became the first driver to complete the 500 miles in under five hours, and have an average over 100 mph. Norman Batten drove 21 laps of relief (laps 106... | 51,304 | triviaqa-train |
What is the alter ego of everyone's favorite hero, Underdog? | Underdog (TV series)
Underdog is an American animated television series that ran from October 3, 1964 to 1973 on the NBC network under the primary sponsorship of General Mills, and continued in syndication until 1973 for a run of 124 episodes.
Underdog, Shoeshine Boy's heroic alter ego, appears whenever love interest S... | Duck) for FUNNY STUFF STOCKING STUFFER, and inking for Spotlight's UNDERDOG and MIGHTY MOUSE. He also did lettering for FANDOM CONFIDENTIAL (Kitchen Sink), as well as writing feature articles for THE COMICS BUYERS' GUIDE, AMAZING HEROES, HERO PREMIERE, COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE, and ALTER EGO, and contributed articles and... | 51,305 | triviaqa-train |
In the United States, if liquor is defined as 80 proof, what is the percentage of alcohol by volume? | being kept secret.
In 1437, "burned water" (brandy) was mentioned in the records of the County of Katzenelnbogen in Germany. It was served in a tall, narrow glass called a "Goderulffe".
Claims upon the origin of specific beverages are controversial, often invoking national pride, but they are plausible after the 12th c... | Governmental regulation United States.
In the United States alcohol content is specified as ABV percentage. For bottled spirits over 100 mL containing no solids, actual alcohol content is allowed to vary within 0.15% of ABV stated on the label. Proof (the term "degrees proof" is not used), defined as twice the percenta... | 51,306 | triviaqa-train |
What is the name of the astromech droid companion of Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars franchise? | (1999), and ME-8D9 is an "ancient protocol droid of unknown manufacture" that resides and works as a translator at Maz Kanata’s castle on Takodana in the 2015 "".
"Star Wars" Astromech droid.
An astromech droid is one of a series of "versatile utility robots generally used for the maintenance and repair of starships an... | -lock on their positions.
Plot.
Plot "Twilight of the Republic".
The "Twilight of the Republic" Playset storyline is based on the era of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy. Set during the events of "", Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Yoda and Ahsoka Tano discover a reactivated Droid factory on the planet Geonosis. The f... | 51,307 | triviaqa-train |
With a June, 1938 cover date, Action Comics #1 introduced what iconic character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster? | so on, whereas weekly magazines may be dated "17 May 2016".
Comic books.
The general practice of most mainstream comic book companies since the creation of the comic book in the 1930s was to date individual issues by putting the name of a month (and much later the year as well) on the cover which was generally two mont... | Every Knee Shall Bow
Every Knee Shall Bow is a Christian metal band that is currently independent. The band consists of brothers guitarists Drew and Cole, bassist Shane, and drummer DJ Wibblesman, as well as returning vocalist Chris Hull. The band's debut EP was mixed by Rocky Gray of Living Sacrifice, Evanescence, and... | 51,308 | triviaqa-train |
Last week saw the end of the line for the Oprah Winfrey Show, after how many years on the air? | The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show, often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American syndicated talk show that aired nationally for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. Produced and hosted by its namesake, Oprah Winfrey, it remains the highest-rated daytime talk show in ... | "The Oprah Winfrey Show", many imitators began to appear, and by the time Winfrey negotiated the most lucrative deal in television (a deal that would eventually make her the richest African American of the 20th century and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years), the television industry exploded wi... | 51,309 | triviaqa-train |
“Sugar… spice… and everything nice” plus a healthy dose of a mysterious substance called “Chemical X” is responsible for creating what cartoon crime fighters? | The project served as the launching point for multiple Cartoon Network animated television series, including "The Powerpuff Girls", "Dexter's Laboratory", "Johnny Bravo", "Cow and Chicken", "Courage the Cowardly Dog", "Mike, Lu & Og", "Sheep in the Big City", "Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?", "", "Grim & Evil" an... | ' fourth season.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, and earned $11.4 million at the domestic box office on its $11 million budget. It fared better overseas, with a total worldwide gross of $16.4 million. The film made its television debut on Cartoon Network on May 23, 2003.
Plot.
Professor Utonium creates a ... | 51,310 | triviaqa-train |
Opening this week, the movie Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is the latest installment of the Prince of Persia franchise, which was originally created as a what: | available on Nintendo platforms. The staff praised the developer's successful transition from 2D to 3D. IGN and "Edge" both named it among their 100 greatest games of all time in 2005 and 2007 respectively. "Computer and Video Games" placed it in its 2007 list of the 101 best PC games ever. In 2010, "GamePro" chose it ... | . Released for PC only, and criticized by many users as being buggy, it was a critical and commercial disappointment. The Broderbund/Learning Company's games division, the assets of which included the "Prince of Persia" franchise, was subsequently sold to Ubisoft.
Games "The Sands of Time" series.
Mechner, who owned th... | 51,311 | triviaqa-train |
The advertising slogan for what company was "When it absolutely, positively, has to be there overnight"? | FedEx
FedEx Corporation is an American multinational courier delivery services company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The name "FedEx" is a syllabic abbreviation of the name of the company's original air division, Federal Express (now FedEx Express), which was used from 1973 until 2000. The company is known for i... | Ed McMahon's School of Laughing — a school that trains people who want to make money by performing on laugh tracks.
- Einstein Express — an express courier service that handles late-arriving packages by literally sending them back in time to the desired arrival date. The slogan: "When it absolutely, positively has to b... | 51,312 | triviaqa-train |
A group of street urchins, the Baker Street Irregulars are employed by whom? | early example of the appearance of street children in literature. The book follows the tale of a homeless girl who lives by her wits on the streets of New York, US. Other examples from popular fiction include Kim, from Kipling's novel of the same name, who is a street child in colonial India. Gavroche, in Victor Hugo's... | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in which Holmes engages the services of a group of street urchins to gather information for him. He called his urchins the "Baker Street Irregulars." Likewise, the history group's nickname, "PSI," is a parody of the titles of popular crime-fighting television shows. The PSI format is to dine tog... | 51,313 | triviaqa-train |
A deficiency in what mineral causes anemia? | dL). These recommendations may also apply to some people with acute bleeding. Erythropoiesis-stimulating medications are only recommended in those with severe anemia.
Anemia is the most common blood disorder, affecting about a third of the global population. Iron-deficiency anemia affects nearly 1 billion people. In 20... | Megaloblastic anemia
- Pernicious anemia
- Vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency can result in osteopenia and osteoporosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Vitamin K – Coeliac disease has been identified in patients with a pattern of bleeding that treatment of vitamin K increased levels of prothrombin.
- Vitamin E – deficiency of... | 51,314 | triviaqa-train |
What comic strip, created by Dik Browne and now drawn by his son Chris, contains, among others, the wife Helga, a brilliant son named Hamlet, a bimbo-like daughter Helga, a duck Kvack, and a dog Snert? | this, and some papers continued to print "Calvin and Hobbes" at small sizes. "Opus" won that same privilege years after "Calvin and Hobbes" ended, while Wiley Miller circumvented further downsizes by making his "Non Sequitur" Sunday strip available only in a vertical arrangement. Actually, most strips created since 199... | De Poortere.
- "Hi & Lois" by Mort Walker and Dik Browne is a spin-off of "Beetle Bailey", based on Beetle's sister Lois.
- "Howard the Duck" was created in 1973 by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik in "Adventure into Fear" as a secondary character in that comic's "Man-Thing" feature. By 1976 he had become popular enough to... | 51,315 | triviaqa-train |
Won by a Scotsman this year, how many laps does it take to complete the Indianapolis 500? | 2007 Indianapolis 500
The 91st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 2007. It was the twelfth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Hélio Castroneves started the race on the pole position.... | 1990 Indianapolis 500
The 74th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 27, 1990. Dutchman Arie Luyendyk took the lead with 32 laps to go, and earned his first-ever victory in championship-level competition. It was the second consecutive year the Indy 500 was won ... | 51,316 | triviaqa-train |
"Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary", an article published in the June, 1974 issue of Emergency Medicine, describes what potentially life saving maneuver, also known as abdominal thrusts? | Henry Heimlich
Henry Judah Heimlich (; February 3, 1920 – December 17, 2016) was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher. He is widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, described in "Emergency Medicine" in 1974. He also invented the Mic... | maneuver in a June 1974 informal article in Emergency Medicine entitled, "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary". On June 19, 1974, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that retired restaurant-owner Isaac Piha used the procedure to rescue choking victim Irene Bogachus in Bellevue, Washington.
1974 Post-it note
- The Post-it no... | 51,317 | triviaqa-train |
Who's missing: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith? | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first installment in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy and stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGreg... | the sales rights of the original trilogy's musical scores—primarily because it already had the sales rights of the music from the trilogy of prequels: "The Phantom Menace", "Attack of the Clones", and "Revenge of the Sith". Hence in 2004, the Sony Classical company began manufacturing copies of the film-score CDs that ... | 51,318 | triviaqa-train |
In the world of blood donations, O- types are considered to be universal donors (blood compatible with all types). What blood type is considered to be a universal recipient (can accept any blood type)? | transfusions. The collecting agency usually identifies whether the blood is type A, B, AB, or O and the donor's Rh (D) type and will screen for antibodies to less common antigens. More testing, including a crossmatch, is usually done before a transfusion. Type O negative is often cited as the "universal donor" but this... | BBC Two's annual coverage of the UK political party conferences, "Conference Live". He has also been an occasional stand-in presenter for "Newsnight", and has made past appearances on "Breakfast", "HARDtalk" and "The Daily Politics".
In October 2012, it was announced that Sopel would present the new programme, "Global ... | 51,319 | triviaqa-train |
June 2, 1886 saw which US President, the 22nd (and 24th), marry Frances Folsom in the White House, the only president who actually got married at the White House? | Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885–1889 and 1893–1897). He won the popular vote for three pres... | soon engaged to be married. On June 2, 1886, Cleveland was 49 when he married Frances Folsom (21) in the Blue Room at the White House. He was the second president to wed while in office, and has been the only president to marry in the White House. This marriage was unusual because Cleveland was the executor of Oscar Fo... | 51,320 | triviaqa-train |
In addition to stinging like a bee, Muhammed Ali described his fighting style as floating like a what? | and Kendrick Lamar." “I’ve wrestled with alligators, I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning and throw thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. Just last week, I murdered a rock, Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick ” "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can'... | 2008 book "The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf and Armed Robbery" told the true story of John Montague, a 1930s California-based amateur called "the greatest golfer in the world" by sportswriting legend Grantland Rice, who later turned out to be a fugitive wanted for armed robbery in New York State.... | 51,321 | triviaqa-train |
Coined during Winston Churchill's Sinews of Peace speech, what was the name given to the boundary between the Warsaw Pact and NATO during the cold war? | these years he continued to influence world affairs. During his 1946 trip to the US he gave his Iron Curtain speech about the USSR and the creation of the Eastern Bloc. Speaking on 5 March 1946 at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, he declared:
Churchill's doctor Lord Moran later (in his book "The Struggle for Su... | what is known as Victory Day, or V-J Day.
History Cold War and civil rights era.
After World War II the United States and the Soviet Union jockeyed for power during what became known as the Cold War, driven by an ideological divide between capitalism and communism and, according to the school of geopolitics, a divide b... | 51,322 | triviaqa-train |
June 5, 1968 saw which US presidential candidate shot at the Ambassador Hotel (since razed), by radical Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan? | Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (; "Sirḥān Bišāra Sirḥān", born March 19, 1944) is a Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship who mortally wounded United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California on June 5, 1968; Kennedy died the following day. Sirhan was convicted of murder ... | presidential race and made it clear that he would contest Kennedy in the upcoming New York primary, where McCarthy had much support from antiwar activists in New York City.
After giving his victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Kennedy was shot in the kitchen service pantry in the early morning of June... | 51,323 | triviaqa-train |
What federal holiday, first enacted to honor the Union soldiers of the Civil War, was formerly called Decoration Day? | similar laws of States around the District ... and ... in every State of the Union." Although at first applicable only to federal employees in the District of Columbia, Congress extended coverage in 1885 to all federal employees.
The original four holidays were:
- New Year's Day
- Independence Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- ... | a small monthly contribution from the pay of members of the U.S. Armed Services.
Following the American Civil War the federal government increased the number of National Military Homes, and took over a few formerly state-run old soldiers' homes. By 1933 there were 17 federally managed veterans homes. All except the fir... | 51,324 | triviaqa-train |
Hosni Mubarak, who spent 20 years as the leader of what country, received a life sentence last week on charges of killing protesters during last year's revolution? | Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak (, ; born 4 May 1928) is a former Egyptian military and political leader who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.
Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in the Egyptian Air Force. He served as its commander from 1972 to 1975 and rose ... | the Higher Administrative Court dissolved the former ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), ordering its funds and property to be transferred to the government. On 24 May it was announced that Hosni Mubarak and his sons, Gamal and Alaa, would be for over the deaths of anti-government protesters during the revolution.
... | 51,325 | triviaqa-train |
What early Seattle grunge band, which shared a name with a CCR song, had former members who formed the nucleus of bands you might have heard of: Pearl Jam and Mudhoney? | , 2017, in its first year of eligibility. They were ranked at no. 8 in a reader poll by "Rolling Stone" magazine in its "Top Ten Live Acts of All Time" issue.
History.
History Formation and early years (1984–1990).
Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were members of pioneering grunge band Green River during the mid-1980s. Gre... | same venues as the pregrunge bands.
Grunge Era.
Seattle burst into the popular consciousness with the grunge rock scene of the early 1990s, when Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Temple of the Dog, and Mudhoney, all reached vast audiences.
Another punk-influenced but non-grunge Seattle band of the perio... | 51,326 | triviaqa-train |
Hellfire, Stinger, and Tomahawk are all types of what? | 16 of the missiles at once. The AGM-114L, or Longbow Hellfire, is a fire-and-forget weapon: equipped with a millimeter wave (MMW) radar seeker, it requires no further guidance after launch—even being able to lock-on to its target after launch—and can hit its target without the launcher or other friendly unit being in l... | a government staff of 25 Department of the Army civilians and one Soldier to provide contract oversight. The government staff has a payroll budget of $2.5 million. Contractor statistics are considered proprietary and are therefore unavailable.
Capabilities.
40mm High Velocity Family; 155mm Artillery; 120mm Tank Rounds;... | 51,327 | triviaqa-train |
Which famed Viennese composer, who died on June 3, 1899, was known as the Waltz King? | the 19th century, the word primarily indicated that the dance was a turning one; one would "waltz" in the polka to indicate rotating rather than going straight forward without turning.
The Viennese custom is to anticipate slightly the second beat of each bar, making it sound as if the third is late and creating a certa... | John Lenton
John Lenton (before 4 March 1657 – May 1719) was an English composer, violinist, and singer.
Scholars believe he may have been the John Linton baptized on 4 March 1657 at St Andrew, Holborn. Little is known about his early life. On 2 August 1681 he was appointed to King Charles II's famed troupe of 24 violi... | 51,328 | triviaqa-train |
DC Comics recently announced that what long running comic character, introduced in 1940, is gay? | title "Showcase". Instead of reviving the old character, Schwartz had writers Robert Kanigher and John Broome, penciler Carmine Infantino, and inker Joe Kubert create an entirely new super-speedster, updating and modernizing the Flash's civilian identity, costume, and origin with a science-fiction bent. The Flash's rei... | part of a group of animation pros led by Jim Davis (of "Fox and Crow" fame) that supplied original funny animal comic book stories to ACG and DC Comics. Gordon’s work began appearing in "Giggle Comics" in 1944, and by "Giggle" #9, he introduced the long-running character Superkatt. Superkatt is a funny animal jab at th... | 51,329 | triviaqa-train |
July 4, 1919 saw Congress pass the 19th amendment (although it wasn't officially ratified until Aug 20, 1920), which gave the vote to which previously disenfranchised group? | for women, including weaving, teaching, and tailoring. The region bordered New France, which used Indian warriors to attack outlying villages. Women were sometimes captured. In the numerous French and Indian Wars the British government poured money in to purchase supplies, build roads and pay colonial soldiers. The coa... | session, the State Senate unanimously voted in favor of the 19th Amendment and the State House approved it with a vote of 73 for and 2 against, becoming the 18th state to ratify the federal amendment.
- 4 November 1919: Maine – The State Senate ratified the 19th Amendment.
- 5 November 1919: Maine – The State House rat... | 51,330 | triviaqa-train |
Who’s missing: Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O’Hurley, Steve Harvey | become chairman of Mark Goodson Productions after the death of his father, Mark Goodson, decided to replace Combs with original host Richard Dawson in the hopes of spiking ratings. By all accounts, Combs was hurt by his dismissal from the show.
His final episode of "Family Feud" was taped sometime in February 1994, and... | Kelly" (now "Live with Kelly and Ryan") continues to air on WBRZ. "The People's Court" also once aired on WAFB before going to WBRZ and later WGMB. The station currently airs the syndicated version of "Family Feud" hosted by Steve Harvey and aired the versions hosted by Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, and John O'Hurley, ... | 51,331 | triviaqa-train |
Published today in 1949, which George Orwell novel features Winston Smith and Big Brother? | the film starring John Hurt released in 1984, the Big Brother photograph was of actor Bob Flag.
In the 1955 film adaptation, Big Brother was represented by an illustration of a stern looking disembodied head.
Both Oxley and Flag sported small moustaches.
Criticism and use as metaphor.
Since the publication of "Ninete... | Winston Smith
Winston Smith is a fictional character and the protagonist of George Orwell's 1949 novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four". The character was employed by Orwell as an everyman in the setting of the novel, a "central eye ... [the reader] can readily identify with."
Character overview.
Winston Smith works as a clerk i... | 51,332 | triviaqa-train |
In an event that won't be repeated until 2117, appropriately protected eyes were greeted with the transit of what celestial body across the face of the sun today? | expand to eventually become a red giant. It is calculated that the Sun will become sufficiently large to engulf the current orbits of Mercury and Venus, and render Earth uninhabitable. After this, it will shed its outer layers and become a dense type of cooling star known as a white dwarf, and no longer produce energy ... | a small black dot on the face of the Sun, which he was studying with his modest refractor. Thinking it to be a sunspot, Lescarbault was not at first surprised, but after some time had passed he realized that it was moving. Having observed the transit of Mercury in 1845, he guessed that what he was observing was another... | 51,333 | triviaqa-train |
In the classic L. Frank Baum story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which of Dorothy's traveling companion was searching for a heart? | Semon (just a man in disguise)
- "The Land of Oz" (1932): Donald Henderson
Film portrayals "The Wizard of Oz".
In the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", the Scarecrow was played by Ray Bolger in what is arguably the actor's most famous role. He was originally cast as the Tin Woodsman, but Bolger had always wanted to play th... | The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical)
The Wizard of Oz was a 1902 musical extravaganza based on "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, which was originally published in 1900. Much of the original music was by Paul Tietjens and has been mostly forgotten, although it was still well-remembered and in discussion at MGM i... | 51,334 | triviaqa-train |
Sailing aboard a converted WWII minesweeper, built right here in Ballard, WA in 1942, which noted French explorer is credited with inventing the aqualung, making modern scuba diving possible? | a single back-mounted high-pressure gas cylinder, with the first stage connected to the cylinder valve and the second stage at the mouthpiece. This arrangement differs from Émile Gagnan's and Jacques Cousteau's original 1942 "twin-hose" design, known as the Aqua-lung, in which the cylinder pressure was reduced to ambie... | for commercialization in English-speaking countries. This word is correctly a tradename that goes with the Cousteau-Gagnan patent, but in Britain it has been commonly used as a generic and spelt "aqualung" since at least the 1950s, including in the BSAC's publications and training manuals, and describing scuba diving a... | 51,335 | triviaqa-train |
On June 5, 1968, noted asshat Sirhan Sirhan killed what presidential candidate in the kitchen of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles? | Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (; "Sirḥān Bišāra Sirḥān", born March 19, 1944) is a Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship who mortally wounded United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California on June 5, 1968; Kennedy died the following day. Sirhan was convicted of murder ... | presidential race and made it clear that he would contest Kennedy in the upcoming New York primary, where McCarthy had much support from antiwar activists in New York City.
After giving his victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Kennedy was shot in the kitchen service pantry in the early morning of June... | 51,336 | triviaqa-train |
Formerly known as Sky Dome, Rogers Centre is home to what American League baseball team, the only MLB team located outside the United States? | a venue that hosts sports, concerts and other events, the Rogers Centre also houses the head offices of a number of businesses. The Toronto Blue Jays have its office headquarters in the building and until 2008, the Toronto Argonauts did as well. It is also the home of the head offices of Ticketmaster Canada and Zuffa C... | Chase Field
Chase Field, formerly Bank One Ballpark, is a baseball park located in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. It opened in 1998, in time for the Diamondbacks' first game as an expansion team. Chase Field was the first stadium ... | 51,337 | triviaqa-train |
Voiced by Julie Kavner, who are the older twin sisters of Marge Simpson? | mother, Jacqueline Bouvier, and sisters Patty and Selma Bouvier.
Known for her improvisation and distinctive "honeyed gravel voice", Kavner was cast in her first professional acting role as Brenda Morgenstern in "Rhoda" in 1974. She received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing the character, winning the a... | Matt Groening rejected the idea, the writers changed the story so the clown Krusty would be the one who finds he has a lost daughter.
The Simpson family Marge Simpson.
Marjorie Jacqueline "Marge" Simpson (née Bouvier), voiced by Julie Kavner, is the well-meaning and extremely patient wife of Homer and mother of Bart, L... | 51,338 | triviaqa-train |
Known as the Yellowhammer State, what was the 22nd state to join the Union on December 14, 1819? | Alabama
Alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of of in... | William Birney
William Birney (May 28, 1819 – August 14, 1907) was a professor, Union Army general during the American Civil War, attorney and author. An ardent abolitionist, he was noted for encouraging thousands of free black men to join the Union army.
Birney was a son of prominent Southern abolitionist leader James... | 51,339 | triviaqa-train |
What type of animal is cartoon character Pepe Le Pew? | Pepé Le Pew has appeared in "The Looney Tunes Show" episode "Members Only" voiced by René Auberjonois in Season One and by Jeff Bergman in Season Two. He was present at the arranged marriage of Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny. Of course Lola eventually fell in love with Pepé Le Pew. He also made a short cameo appearance with... | In August 2006, Richards was granted a pardon by Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee for a 1975 reckless driving citation. Actor Johnny Depp has stated that his character in the movie franchise "Pirates of the Caribbean" is loosely based on Richards and the Warner Bros. cartoon character Pepe Le Pew, with both serving as t... | 51,340 | triviaqa-train |
June 4, 1723 saw the birth, in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, of what social philosopher and pioneer of economics, who wrote such weighty tomes as The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations? | The Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a 1759 book by Adam Smith. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological, and methodological underpinnings to Smith's later works, including "The Wealth of Nations" (1776), "Essays on Philosophical Subjects" (1795), and "Lectures on Justice, Polic... | literature:
- "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", 1776
- "The Theory of Moral Sentiments", 1759
From Locke to Mill Immanuel Kant.
Immanuel Kant (Germany, 1724–1804)
- Some literature:
- "Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten", 1785 (Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals )
- "... | 51,341 | triviaqa-train |
What is added to copper to make bronze? | .
Tin bronze was superior to arsenic bronze in that the alloying process could be more easily controlled, and the resulting alloy was stronger and easier to cast. Also, unlike arsenic, metallic tin and fumes from tin refining are not toxic. The earliest tin-alloy bronze dates to 4500 BC in a Vinča culture site in Pločn... | problem of drawing copper wires, for which there was growing demand, adapted the process of rolling hot steel rods into wire so the method could be used with copper and launched his own company in Angoulême to make copper wire in this way.
He developed a bronze alloy that combined the conductivity of copper with the st... | 51,342 | triviaqa-train |
Joe Chill is a petty mugger who, one nights, murders Thomas and Martha Wayne during an attempted robbery, leaving behind an orphan who grows up to be whom? | tacitly admits that the stories of Martha's sexual relationship with Alfred and the circumstances of her drug addiction and homicide are clever forgeries designed to break Batman or coerce him to join the Black Glove as a means to silence the rumors about his family.
With Bruce Wayne's and Simon Hurt/Mangrove Pierce's ... | 's business partner after he and Wayne merged their companies as Wayne Incorporated.
- Vigilante: Jake Chill is a great-grandnephew of Joe Chill, the mugger who murdered Thomas and Martha Wayne. Chill is also a former security guard of the Wayne-Powers worked under Derek Powers' right-hand man Mr. Fixx. His employment ... | 51,343 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the largest moon of Uranus? | dark skies, and becomes an easy target even in urban conditions with binoculars. In larger amateur telescopes with an objective diameter of between 15 and 23 cm, Uranus appears as a pale cyan disk with distinct limb darkening. With a large telescope of 25 cm or wider, cloud patterns, as well as some of the larger satel... | demon by Christians.
It is also designated Uranus XV.
Physical characteristics.
Puck is the largest small inner moon of Uranus, which orbits inside the orbit of Miranda. It is intermediate in size between Portia (the second-largest inner moon) and Miranda (the smallest of the five large classical moons). Puck's orbit i... | 51,344 | triviaqa-train |
Who was offered, but declined, the Presidency of Israel in 1952? | decided to re-enter Labor politics after five years of non-partisan service as president, and Chaim Herzog (previously head of military intelligence and Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations) succeeded him as Israel's sixth president. Likud's Moshe Katsav's victory over Labor's Shimon Peres in 2000 (by secret ball... | was able to show a surplus of over $3,000,000 in 1911, and one of over $2,000,000 in 1912. When George J. Gould retired as president of the Missouri Pacific in 1911 Mr. Elliott was offered the presidency of that road, but declined it.
The foregoing indicated in a very inadequate way the manner of man who has now been g... | 51,345 | triviaqa-train |
The Catskill Mountains lie mainly in which state? | the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Windham. Other cycling resources include the Catskill Scenic Trail, the Headwaters Trails in Stamford and The Round Top Mountain Bike Association also known as Roundtopia which has a large network of mountain biking trails. Several ski centers provide downhill mountain bicycling in th... | unit, arguing that they were not consistent with wilderness values and contributed to degradation of the summits.
After an overwhelming response in favor of retaining them, DEC and the Club reached a compromise in the pending update to the Catskill Park State Land Master Plan in which DEC would take over ownership of t... | 51,346 | triviaqa-train |
Which Asian country is part of the phonetic alphabet? | influenced by the Greek alphabet and the Hebrew alphabet.
The longest European alphabet is the Latin-derived Slovak alphabet which has 46 letters.
History Asian alphabets.
Beyond the logographic Chinese writing, many phonetic scripts are in existence in Asia. The Arabic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Syriac alphabet, and o... | - Vowels are expressed as follows:
Loanwords.
In Punjabi, there are many Arabic and Persian loanwords. These words contain some sounds which were alien to South Asian languages before the influence of Arabic and Persian, and are therefore represented by introducing dots beneath specific Gurumukhi characters. Since the ... | 51,347 | triviaqa-train |
In April, the President of Poland was killed in a plane crash near which Russian city? | 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
On 10 April 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk, killing all 96 people on board. Among the victims were the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria, the former President of Poland in exile Ryszard Kaczorowski,... | William Perry, the two having met as undergraduates at Penn State.
Fiester died in a plane crash near Alexander City, Alabama on April 17, 1995. He had been flying on an Air Force Learjet 35 from Andrews Air Force Base to Randolph Air Force Base when the crash occurred. Also killed in the crash were Colonel Jack Clark ... | 51,348 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the highest point in Africa? | in South Africa, and smaller ones are present in Kenya, Tanzania, and some other southern and southeast African countries. The large Indian community in Uganda was expelled by the dictator Idi Amin in 1972, though many have since returned. The islands in the Indian Ocean are also populated primarily by people of Asian ... | Geography of Lesotho
Lesotho is a mountainous, landlocked country located in Southern Africa. It is an enclave, surrounded by South Africa. The total length of the country's borders is . Lesotho covers an area of around , of which a negligible percentage is covered with water.
The most popular geographic fact about Les... | 51,349 | triviaqa-train |
Who won the 2010 US Masters Golf Tournament? | 2010 Masters Tournament
The 2010 Masters Tournament was the 74th Masters Tournament, played April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club.
Phil Mickelson won his third Masters and fourth major title, three shots ahead of runner-up Lee Westwood.
Field.
The Masters has the smallest field of the major championships. Officiall... | French Riviera Masters
The French Riviera Masters was a men's senior (over 50) professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. It was held from 2010 to 2015 on the French Riviera. In 2010 and 2011 it was called the Cannes Mougins Masters and was held at Golf de Cannes-Mougins in Mougins, Cannes, before moving... | 51,350 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the only US state formed by seceding from a Confederate state during the American Civil War? | , Confederate Territory of Arizona. Efforts by certain factions in Maryland to secede were halted by federal imposition of martial law; Delaware, though of divided loyalty, did not attempt it. A Unionist government was formed in opposition to the secessionist state government in Richmond and administered the western pa... | 26th North Carolina Infantry
The 26th North Carolina Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of ten companies that came from various counties across North Carolina and Virginia. It is famous for being the regiment with the largest number ... | 51,351 | triviaqa-train |
Deuterium and Tritium are isotopes of which chemical element? | sections are very distinct and different in sign, which allows contrast variation in such experiments. Further, a nuisance problem of ordinary hydrogen is its large incoherent neutron cross section, which is nil for D. The substitution of deuterium atoms for hydrogen atoms thus reduces scattering noise.
Hydrogen is an ... | kinetic isotope effect: due to their larger masses, heavier isotopes tend to react somewhat more slowly than lighter isotopes of the same element. This is most pronounced by far for protium (), deuterium (), and tritium (), because deuterium has twice the mass of protium and tritium has three times the mass of protium.... | 51,352 | triviaqa-train |
Euphorbia pulcherrima is the botanical name for the plant Poinsettia, named after Joel Poinsett. To which country was he the first United States Minister, before they had ambassadors? | Joel Roberts Poinsett
Joel Roberts Poinsett (March 2, 1779 – December 12, 1851) was an American physician and diplomat. He was the first U.S. agent in South America, a member of the South Carolina legislature and the United States House of Representatives, the first United States Minister to Mexico, a Unionist leader i... | Poinsettia (disambiguation)
Poinsettia, "Euphorbia pulcherrima", is a commercially important plant species of the diverse spurge family.
Poinsettia also may refer to:
- "Euphorbia" subg. "Poinsettia", a subgenus of flowering plants
- Poinsettia (cocktail), a mixture of champagne, Cointreau, and cranberry juice
- Poins... | 51,353 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is 'Waitangi Day' celebrated on February 6th each year? | enact the coming ashore of Governor Hobson to sign the treaty. The day closes with the flags being lowered by the Navy in a traditional ceremony.
Commemorations Elsewhere in New Zealand.
Some marae use the day as an open day and an educational experience for their local communities, giving them the opportunity to exper... | , in addition the following days are Great Festivals:
- Christmas Day which is celebrated on the 25th of December each year.
- Epiphany which falls on the 6th of January each year, but is usually celebrated on the Sunday between the 2nd and the 8th of January.
- Ascension Day ( and ).
- Corpus Christi also known as the... | 51,354 | triviaqa-train |
In which Surrey town were 'The Jam' founded in 1972? | based extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames.
Surrey is divided into eleven districts: Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Guildford, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Tandridge, Waverley, and Woking.
The London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth, and parts of Lewisham and Br... | (Western) for the 1967–68 season. They finished fourth in their first season, earning promotion to Premier Division A. After claiming the runners-up spot in 1972–73, they won the division in 1974–75.
Ashford became founder members of the Surrey Premier League in 1982. In 1989–90 they were league runners-up and won the ... | 51,355 | triviaqa-train |
Which Farnworth (Bolton) born ex-England footballer played for Blackpool from 1963 to 1966 before moving to a Merseyside club? | , now aged 46, was sold back to Stoke City. Mid-table finishes in 1961–62 and 1962–63 (and an appearance in the League Cup semi-finals during the former) were offset by another lowly finish of 18th in 1963–64, with Alan Ball top-scoring with thirteen goals. Much of the same ensued over the following two seasons, before... | Neil Fisher
Neil Fisher (born 7 November 1970 in St Helens, Merseyside) is a professional footballer who mainly plays as a striker. He played in The Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Chester City, as well as for non-league clubs in both England and Wales. He currently plays for the mighty Farnworth Griffin in Wa... | 51,356 | triviaqa-train |
Who played 'Ellen Ripley' in the films 'Alien' and 'Aliens'? | Aliens (film)
Aliens is a 1986 American science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron, produced by Gale Anne Hurd and starring Sigourney Weaver. It is the sequel to the 1979 film "Alien" and the second installment in the "Alien" franchise. The film follows Weaver's character Ellen Ripley as she retu... | staff. Ripley also discovers there is an Alien queen growing inside her, and must not only kill the rampaging Alien but also herself in order to save humanity.
Films Original series "Alien Resurrection" (1997).
Two hundred years after the events of the previous film, several clones of Ellen Ripley (including the alien ... | 51,357 | triviaqa-train |
In 2009 which Swedish tennis player became the first to beat Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros? | 31 May 2009, when Nadal lost to eventual runner-up, Robin Söderling in the 4th round. This was Nadal's first and, until 2015, only loss at the French Open. After his surprise defeat in France, Nadal withdrew from the AEGON Championships. It was confirmed that he was suffering from tendinitis in both of his knees. On 19... | edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The Men's Singles Final was won by Rafael Nadal by defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. By winning his seventh title at Roland Garros, Nadal surpassed Borg's overall titles record to become the most successful tennis player in French Open histor... | 51,358 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 2005 film 'Brokeback Mountain'? | Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne... | Dogtown" (2005), "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), "The Brothers Grimm" (2005), "Casanova" (2005), "The Dark Knight" (2008), and "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (2009), the latter two being posthumous releases. He also produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director.
For his portrayal of Ennis Del... | 51,359 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer left his Tenth Symphony unfinished on his death in 1911? It has been made into performable form most notably by Deryck Cooke in the 1960's? | Symphony No. 10 (Mahler)
Symphony No. 10 by Gustav Mahler was written in the summer of 1910, and was his final composition. At the time of Mahler's death the composition was substantially complete in the form of a continuous draft, but not fully elaborated or orchestrated, and thus not performable. Only the first movem... | of the work Deryck Cooke's versions Summary of the Cooke versions.
Cooke's performing editions of the Tenth Symphony may be summarised as follows:
- Cooke O – (1960, unpublished)
- Cooke I – first complete performing version (1960–1964, unpublished)
- Cooke II – second performing version (1966–1972, printed 1976)
- Coo... | 51,360 | triviaqa-train |
Which future Prime Minister first entered Parliament as MP for Ormskirk in 1945? | King-Hall for National Labour.
In a repeat of 1918, the election of 1945 saw future Prime Minister, Harold Wilson elected when the Conservative Party opted to stand against the National candidate, Stephen King-Hall, and split the anti Labour vote. With Harold Wilson moving in 1950 to the newly created Huyton constituen... | swing since the 1945 election, which Clement Attlee won for Labour. Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister, and Callaghan was replaced as Labour leader by Michael Foot in 1980. Results for the election were broadcast live on the BBC, and presented by David Dimbleby and Robin Day, with Robert McKenzie on the "Swingomet... | 51,361 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is 'Romansh' and official language? | Philippines, Belgium, Switzerland, and the European Union are examples of official multilingualism. This has been described as controversial and, in some other areas where it has been proposed, the idea has been rejected. It has also been described as necessary for the recognition of different groups or as an advantage... | Romansh-speaking areas also speak one other language fluently, e.g. German or Italian, which are the other official languages of Grisons.
Romansh is divided into five different regional dialects (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Putèr, and Vallader), each with its own standardized written language. In addition, a pan-re... | 51,362 | triviaqa-train |
In 2009 which Swiss tennis player played the first match in The Championships at Wimbledon under the closed Centre Court roof, against Andy Murray? | the 2013 French Open) since his third round loss to Stan Wawrinka in the 2010 US Open.
Playing against Australia in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup World Group in Glasgow, Murray won both his singles rubbers in straight sets, against Thanasi Kokkinakis and Bernard Tomic. He also partnered his brother Jamie, and they w... | Wimbledon, a retractable roof was installed prior to the 2009 Championship. It is designed to close/open in about 20 minutes and will be closed primarily to protect play from inclement (and, if necessary, extremely hot) weather during The Championships. Whilst the roof is being opened or closed, play is suspended. The ... | 51,363 | triviaqa-train |
Who directed the 2002 film 'The Pianist'? | The Pianist (2002 film)
The Pianist is a 2002 World War II biographical drama film produced and directed by Roman Polanski, the script was written by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book "The Pianist", a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław ... | Ruth Platt
Ruth Platt is a British actress, writer and director, who has appeared in "The Pianist" (2002).
Early life.
Platt studied English literature at University College, Oxford, before training at RADA.
Career.
In 2015, Platt directed a British horror film, "The Lesson" which was inspired by Platt's own experience... | 51,364 | triviaqa-train |
Which composer left his Third Symphony unfinished on his death in 1934? Anthony Payne completed the work in 1997? | Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the "Enigma Variations", the "Pomp and Circumstance... | the texts of Goethe, which he wanted to be a monument to his favorite poet. The work, however, was left unfinished on his death. A fourth symphony was also left in a fragmentary state, and a third string quartet was also found incomplete amongst his papers. Richard Wetz died on 16 January 1935 in Erfurt, age 59. Accord... | 51,365 | triviaqa-train |
Which US state, formed partly from Indian Territory, was the first to achieve statehood in the 20th century? | and built its first entirely TBN-owned affiliate in Oklahoma City in 1980.
Transportation.
Transportation in Oklahoma is generated by an anchor system of Interstate Highways, inter-city rail lines, airports, inland ports, and mass transit networks. Situated along an integral point in the United States Interstate networ... | Civilized Tribes of the Indian Territory opposed being incorporated within a United States state, by the turn of the 20th century, statehood of some sort appeared inevitable. A group of leaders from the Five Civilized Nations – Choctaw, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole – met at Muskogee in an attempt to seize t... | 51,366 | triviaqa-train |
'9 Dragons' is a 2009 novel featuring LA detective ‘Hieroymous (Harry) Bosch’. Who wrote this novel, his fifteenth about this detective? | Nine Dragons (novel)
Nine Dragons is the 14th novel in the Harry Bosch series and the 22nd book (21st novel) by American crime author Michael Connelly. It was published in the U.K. and Ireland on October 1, 2009, and worldwide on October 13, 2009.
The novel is partly set in Hong Kong, where Bosch's daughter Maddie and ... | 's novel "9 Dragons", detective Harry Bosch travels from Los Angeles to Hong Kong's Kowloon district in search of his missing daughter. Chungking Mansions is described by a character in the novel as a "post-modern Casablanca—all in one building."
"The Economist" compared it to the Mos Eisley cantina in the original "St... | 51,367 | triviaqa-train |
Which city is the setting for the 'Dr. Who' spin-off series 'Torchwood'? | then has been produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff. "Doctor Who" has also spawned numerous spin-offs, including comic books, films, novels, audio dramas, and the television series "Torchwood" (2006–2011), "The Sarah Jane Adventures" (2007–2011), "K-9" (2009–2010), and "Class" (2016), and has been the subject of ma... | 2005, Mori had a small role as Dr. Sato in the "Doctor Who" episode "Aliens of London". Producer Russell T Davies took note of her performance and decided to bring the character back as a regular in the first two series of the "Doctor Who" spin-off "Torchwood". Mori's "Torchwood" character, Toshiko Sato, was killed in ... | 51,368 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is 'Malvinas Day' celebrated on April 2nd each year? | Malvinas Day
Malvinas Day (), officially Day of the Veterans and Fallen of the Falklands War ("Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de las Malvinas"), is a public holiday in Argentina, observed each year on 2 April. The name refers to the Falkland Islands, known in Spanish as the "Islas Malvinas".
The holiday ... | , in addition the following days are Great Festivals:
- Christmas Day which is celebrated on the 25th of December each year.
- Epiphany which falls on the 6th of January each year, but is usually celebrated on the Sunday between the 2nd and the 8th of January.
- Ascension Day ( and ).
- Corpus Christi also known as the... | 51,369 | triviaqa-train |
In 'HMS Pinafore' by Gilbert and Sullivan, the Captain wants his daughter 'Josephine' to marry 'Sir George Porter'. What position does 'Sir George' hold? | Pinafore". The captain's daughter, Josephine, is in love with a lower-class sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, although her father intends her to marry Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. She abides by her father's wishes at first, but Sir Joseph's advocacy of the equality of humankind encourages Ralph and Joseph... | "The Mikado" (Gilbert and Sullivan)
- Pooh-Bah, "The Mikado" (Gilbert and Sullivan)
- Reginald Bunthorne, "Patience" (Gilbert and Sullivan)
- Sir Despard Murgatroyd, "Ruddigore" (Gilbert and Sullivan)
- Sir Joseph Porter, "HMS Pinafore" (Gilbert and Sullivan)
- Sir Richard Cholmondeley (Lieutenant of the Tower), "The Y... | 51,370 | triviaqa-train |
In which English city were 'Duran Duran' formed in 1978? | Duran Duran
Duran Duran () are an English new wave band formed in Birmingham in 1978. The band were one of the most successful acts of the 1980s, but by the end of the decade, membership and music style changes challenged the band before a resurgence in the early 1990s. The group were a leading band in the MTV-driven S... | The Devils (band)
The Devils is the name of an English electronic pop band, formed by Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy.
The first incarnation of Duran Duran in 1978 included Rhodes as keyboardist, John Taylor on guitar and Duffy as songwriter/vocalist and bassist (along with Simon Colley). This lineup performed live for a... | 51,371 | triviaqa-train |
Which Barrow-in-Furness born ex-England footballer played for Blackpool from 1964 to 1967 before moving to a Merseyside club? | Emlyn Hughes and Gary Stevens, as well as Harry Hadley, and Vic Metcalfe.
Of current professional footballers, Wayne Curtis, Morecambe striker, and Iran Under-20 and Hibernian winger Shana Haji both hail from the town.
Holker Old Boys F.C., based at Rakesmoor Lane, are the town's second most successful football team, a... | club level for Hull Kingston Rovers. He also played association football (soccer) for Morecambe and Liverpool (reserves).
Background.
Bryn Knowelden was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, he was a pupil of Dowdales School, after retiring from rugby league, he ran a newsagent in Cadishead, before retiring t... | 51,372 | triviaqa-train |
Who played 'Marty McFly' in the 'Back To The Future' films? | Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time from 1985 to 1955, where he meets his future parents and becomes his mother's romantic in... | Christopher Reeve-era "Superman" films and "Supergirl".
McClure played Dave McFly, Marty McFly's older brother in the 1985 film "Back to the Future", reuniting him with his "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" co-star Wendie Jo Sperber, and with writers Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, who wrote and directed that film, respectively.... | 51,373 | triviaqa-train |
An omelette made with smoked haddock invented at the Savoy Hotel was named after which author? | .
Arnold Bennett wrote the novel "Imperial Palace" in 1930, based on his research at the hotel. The novel fictionalises the hotel's operations. Michael Morpurgo wrote a children's book fictionalising the hotel's mascot, Kaspar, as an adventurer: "Kaspar: Prince of Cats" (2008), which was released in the US as "Kaspar: ... | Hangtown fry
Hangtown fry is a type of omelette made famous during the California Gold Rush in the 1850s. The most common version includes bacon and oysters combined with eggs, and fried together.
History.
The dish was invented in Placerville, California, then known as Hangtown. According to most accounts, the dish was... | 51,374 | triviaqa-train |
In which country is the highest point in South America? | Aconcagua
Aconcagua () is the highest mountain outside of Asia, being the tallest in both the Southern and Western Hemispheres with a summit elevation of . It is located in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in the Mendoza Province, Argentina, and lies northwest of its capital, the city of Mendoza, a... | generally referred to by geographers as the Cordillera Central.
The highest point in the country is the Volcán Barú, which rises to . A nearly impenetrable jungle forms the Darién Gap between Panama and Colombia where Colombian guerrillas and drug dealers operate and sometimes take hostages. This and unrest, and forest... | 51,375 | triviaqa-train |
'Bye Bye Baby' was the first number one hit single for which band? | -modulation (D-D-E-F-F over the line "She's got me and I'm not free").
The Symbols version.
A cover version by British group The Symbols reached No. 44 in the UK Singles Chart in 1967.
Bay City Rollers version.
A cover of the song by the Bay City Rollers sold a million copies and hit No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for s... | ten hit in several European countries including Finland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, while topping the Dance Club Songs chart without a North American release. The fifth single, "Rain", was released in August 1993. It peaked at number one in Italy and number two in Canada. "Bye Bye Baby" was released as the last s... | 51,376 | triviaqa-train |
What nationality is Herman Van Rompuy who was appointed as the first full-time President of the European Council in 2009? | 2014 to 31 May 2017 and subsequently reelected on 9 March 2017 to a second term running from 1 June 2017 until 30 November 2019.
On 2 July 2019 the European Council elected Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel as the successor to Donald Tusk as President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2019 to 3... | was appointed the first full-time President of the European Council. The formal decision on the appointment was made after the Treaty of Lisbon came into force on 1 December 2009. The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, said that he had unanimous backing from the 27 EU leaders at the summit in Brussels on the evening... | 51,377 | triviaqa-train |
Which jockey rode the winner of the 2010 Grand National? | 2010 Grand National
The 2010 Grand National (known as the John Smith's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 163rd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at the Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 10 April 2010.
The main race was held at 16:15 BST and was won by Don't... | Timmy Murphy
Timothy James "Timmy" Murphy (born 20 August 1974 in County Kildare, Ireland) is a former National Hunt and now current Flat racing jockey who overcame difficult personal problems to win the 2008 Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on the horse Comply or Die. He recorded his 1,000th winner at Taunton on 2... | 51,378 | triviaqa-train |
Who is the valet of 'Lord Peter Wimsey' in the novels by Dorothy L. Sayers? | Lord Peter Wimsey
Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (and their continuation by Jill Paton Walsh). A dilettante who solves mysteries for his own amusement, Wimsey is an archetype for the British gentleman detective. Lord Pet... | Thrones, Dominations
Thrones, Dominations is a Lord Peter Wimsey-Harriet Vane murder mystery novel that Dorothy L. Sayers began writing but abandoned, and which remained at her death as fragments and notes. It was completed by Jill Paton Walsh and published in 1998. The title is a quotation from John Milton's "Paradise... | 51,379 | triviaqa-train |
"Which character in children's literature is ""blown by the East Wind"" to '17 Cherry Tree Lane, London'?" | Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins is a franchise based on the "Mary Poppins" series of children's books written by P. L. Travers.
Arts, entertainment, and media within the franchise include:
- "Mary Poppins" (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character
- Mary Poppins (character)... | The Wind in the Willows (1995 film)
The Wind in the Willows is a 1995 British animation television film directed by Dave Unwin and written by Ted Walker, based on the novel "The Wind in the Willows", a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame. It was produced by the now defunct TVC (Television Cartoons) in L... | 51,380 | triviaqa-train |
What is the title of the film sequel to 'Nanny McPhee'? | .
Emma Thompson revealed on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" that two more films were planned. The second film, "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" (also called "Nanny McPhee Returns"), was released in March 2010. It co-stars Rhys Ifans, Maggie Smith, Ralph Fiennes and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The character of Aggie Brown retur... | Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee is a 2005 British-American comedy fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, co-produced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick Doyle and prod... | 51,381 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the Prime Minister of Prussia from 1862 to | Otto von Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (Born von Bismarck-Schönhausen; ; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), known as Otto von Bismarck (), was a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890 and was the first Chancellor of the German... | Princes of Hechingen and Sigmaringen waived on their rule, whereby both principalities in 1850 fell to Prussia. From 1850 to 1945 Sigmaringen was the seat of Prussian Government for the Province of Hohenzollern. Karl Anton von Hohenzollern was 1858-1862 Prime Minister of Prussia.
From 1914 to 1918 around 150 men from ... | 51,382 | triviaqa-train |
Which was the first film made by 'The Beatles'? | The Beatles in film
The Beatles appeared in five motion pictures, most of which were very well received. The exception was the (mostly unscripted) television film "Magical Mystery Tour" which was panned by critics and the public alike. Each of their films had the same name as their associated soundtrack album and a son... | magazines. In 1955 he began his collaboration with Record Mirror magazine, which was the start of his career photographing show-business celebrities.
In 1962 he went to Liverpool to shoot an unknown but promising group - The Beatles. Mutual appreciation and sympathy led to a long-lasting relationship between Hoffmann a... | 51,383 | triviaqa-train |
Who was the first woman to receive the Order of Merit? | members of the Royal Air Force and, in 1969, the definition of honorary recipients was expanded to include members of the Commonwealth of Nations that are not realms.
From its inception, the order has been open to women, Florence Nightingale being the first woman to receive the honour, in 1907. Several individuals have... | She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Brimble was the first New Zealander to receive the L'Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, and the second woman to receive the Rutherford medal.
Brimble was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to science ... | 51,384 | triviaqa-train |
Which model of Ferrari is named after the Italian word for 'redhead'? | Dinos by Ferrari and sold at Ferrari dealers—for all intents and purposes they are Ferraris.
In the mid-1990s, Ferrari added the letter "F" to the beginning of all models (a practice abandoned after the F512 M and F355, but adopted again with the F430, but not with its successor, the Ferrari 458 ).
Identity.
The famous... | Lamborghini Urraco
The Lamborghini Urraco is a 2+2 sports car manufactured by Italian automaker Lamborghini, introduced at the Turin Auto Show in 1970, marketed for model years 1972-1979, and named after the cattle breed.
History.
The car is a 2+2 coupé with body designed by Marcello Gandini, at the time working for Ca... | 51,385 | triviaqa-train |
Which city was the capital of Nigeria until 1991? | , LAGOS PHOTO Festival and the Lagos Jazz Series, which is a unique franchise for high-quality live music in all genres with a focus on jazz. Established in 2010, the event takes place over a 3–5 day period at selected high quality outdoor venues. The music is as varied as the audience itself and features a diverse mix... | Gongola State
Gongola State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from Adamawa and Sardauna Provinces of North State, together with the Wukari Division of the then Benue-Plateau State; it existed until 27 August 1991, when it was divided into two states - Adamawa and Taraba. ... | 51,386 | triviaqa-train |
Which Liverpool born comedian, author and actor's 2010 autobiography is entitled 'Stalin Ate My Homework'? | Alexei Sayle
Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, author and former recording artist, and was a central figure in the alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007. In the updated 2010 poll... | " and the "Sunday Mirror". He was one of eight contributory authors to the BBC Three competition "End of Story", in which members of the public completed the second half of stories written by established authors. The winning entry to Sayle's story, "Imitating Katherine Walker", was written by freelance writer Arthur Al... | 51,387 | triviaqa-train |
Which club won a 1960's FA Cup Final with defenders Dowd, Book, Pardoe, Doyle, Booth and Oakes? | 1969 FA Cup Final
The 1969 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1968–69 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The match was contested between Leicester City and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 26 April 1969.... | English team left, Chelsea FC. However City chances of progressing to the second successive final were severely hindered before the match even started with Alan Oakes, Colin Bell, Mike Doyle, Glyn Pardoe and Mike Summerbee all unavailable due to injury before the first leg. It was perhaps no surprise City lost the leg ... | 51,388 | triviaqa-train |
Musically, how are twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid known? | The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers are a Scottish music duo composed of twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962). They are best known for their songs "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", "Sunshine on Leith", "I'm On My Way" and "Letter from America", and their singing style with a Scottish accent. The band tours ex... | maybe three acts that were being groomed and courted at any one time by a label. Now there are at least 200 really talented groups that are handling their own musical business, working independently and building their own fan bases and audiences."
About the CD, Henry said, "It's more musically extensive and rigorous, e... | 51,389 | triviaqa-train |
Who wrote the novel 'The Call Of The Wild'? | The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, Calif... | ", because in 1900, Scenic Avenue was in unincorporated Oakland. After marrying Bess Maddern, the newlywed couple settled in a redwood bungalow in the eastern hills of unincorporated Oakland, later to become part of the present-day city of Piedmont. At the time, this area was growing into a community for artists. It wa... | 51,390 | triviaqa-train |
How many MP's are there in the House of Commons? | House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons, officially the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westmins... | ' provided the tellers agree. The whips will ensure that the MP's name is added to the list of those voting. There are only two conditions. The MP must be within the precincts of the Palace of Westminster, and must be alive. Former MP Joe Ashton remembered a case from the final days of James Callaghan's government:
Uni... | 51,391 | triviaqa-train |
The novelist Emile Zola,was the boyhood cpmpanion of which famous French artist in their home town of Aix en Provence? | . In 1858, the Zolas moved to Paris, where Émile's childhood friend Paul Cézanne soon joined him. Zola started to write in the romantic style. His widowed mother had planned a law career for Émile, but he failed his Baccalauréat examination.
Before his breakthrough as a writer, Zola worked as a clerk in a shipping firm... | Paul Alexis
Paul Alexis (16 June 1847 – 28 July 1901) was a French novelist, dramatist, and journalist. He is best remembered today as the friend and biographer of Émile Zola.
Life.
Alexis was born at Aix-en-Provence. He attended the Collège Bourbon where he first learned of Zola, who was himself a graduate. At the dir... | 51,392 | triviaqa-train |
Who played the part of Queen Elizabeth II in the film 'A Question Of Attribution'? | James Fox as Anthony Blunt, David Calder as Chubb, an MI5 officer, and Prunella Scales as 'H.M.Q.' (Queen Elizabeth II). The film was produced by long-time Bennett collaborator Innes Lloyd, and is dedicated to his memory.
"The New York Times" called the film a "razor-sharp psychological melodrama" and it won the 1992 B... | series including "After Henry", "Smelling of Roses" and "Ladies of Letters"; on television she starred in the London Weekend Television/Channel 4 series "Mapp & Lucia" based on the novels by E. F. Benson. She played Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's "A Question of Attribution".
In 1973, Scales was cast with Ronnie B... | 51,393 | triviaqa-train |
Pompey the Great and Crassus were two of the 'First Triumvirate' in 60 BC. Who was the third third? | over the slave revolt led by Spartacus, sharing the consulship with his rival Pompey the Great.
A political and financial patron of Julius Caesar, Crassus joined Caesar and Pompey in the unofficial political alliance known as the First Triumvirate. Together the three men dominated the Roman political system. The allian... | as Quintus Pompeius Rufus. Lucius Cornelius Cinna and Gaius Marius teamed up to use their armies to sack and loot Rome and declare themselves co-consuls after starving it out. It would be Marius’ seventh and final term. In 83BCE, following his capture of Athens from Mithridates, Sulla returned to Rome, joined his army ... | 51,394 | triviaqa-train |
Which is the longest nerve in the human body? | Sciatic nerve
The sciatic nerve (also called "ischiadic nerve", "ischiatic nerve") is a large nerve in humans and other animals. It begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb. It is the longest and widest single nerve in the human body, going from the top of the leg to the foot on the... | any animal.
Humans.
- The longest bone in the human body is the femur.
- The largest artery is the aorta and the largest vein is the inferior vena cava.
- The largest internal organ is the liver. It is also the heaviest organ, with an average of .
- The largest external organ, which is also the largest organ in general... | 51,395 | triviaqa-train |
Which Belgian in 1969, was the first man to win all three major prizesin the Tour de France? | except France. They have also the most victories on the UCI Road World Championships. Philippe Gilbert is the 2012 world champion. Another modern well-known Belgian cyclist is Tom Boonen. With five victories in the Tour de France and numerous other cycling records, Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx is regarded as one of the ... | Bernard Van de Kerckhove
Bernard Van de Kerckhove (8 July 1941 – 15 September 2015) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer from 1962 to 1971. The highlight of his career was one stage win each in the 1964 Tour de France and 1965 Tour de France after which he wore the yellow jersey for two and three stages respec... | 51,396 | triviaqa-train |
What is the SI unit of electrical capacity? | 1819–1820. Michael Faraday invented the electric motor in 1821, and Georg Ohm mathematically analysed the electrical circuit in 1827. Electricity and magnetism (and light) were definitively linked by James Clerk Maxwell, in particular in his "On Physical Lines of Force" in 1861 and 1862.
While the early 19th century ha... | Conventional electrical unit
A conventional electrical unit (or conventional unit where there is no risk of ambiguity) is a unit of measurement in the field of electricity which is based on the so-called "conventional values" of the Josephson constant and the von Klitzing constant agreed by the International Committee ... | 51,397 | triviaqa-train |
Who did Kruschev replace to become Soviet Prime Minister in 1958? | , Kaganovich, Kliment Voroshilov, Vyacheslav Molotov, and Nikolai Bulganin, who comprised Stalin's inner circle, attended, began with showings of cowboy movies favoured by Stalin. Stolen from the West, they lacked subtitles. The dictator had the meal served at around 1 a.m., and insisted that his subordinates stay with... | Russian Federation, the successor state of the Soviet Union, is believed to have been instrumental in achieving victory by Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994). In 2013, the deputy prime-minister of Azerbaijan Ali S. Hasanov said, "We need to become much stronger so that if we become involved in combat in ... | 51,398 | triviaqa-train |
Which range of mountains run down the western side of Southern India? | of the Deccan plateau, one of the main geographic features of South India. The Western Ghats, along the western coast, mark another boundary of the plateau. The narrow strip of verdant land between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea is the Konkan region; the term encompasses the area south of the Narmada as far as C... | at about 10,833 feet. They run from the San Bernardino Mountains southeast to the Santa Rosa Mountains. This mountain range is the northernmost part of the Peninsular Range.
The Santa Rosa Mountains are located at the southern end of the San Jacinto Mountains, where they connect to it. The range extends for approximate... | 51,399 | triviaqa-train |
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